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Arrington Slams Plea Deal for 9/11 Masterminds

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Washington, D.C. – Chairman Jodey Arrington (R, TX-19) issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced a plea deal for the masterminds of the September 11th attacks:  “It is unconscionable that the Biden administration would allow the Defense Department to plea for anything less than the execution of the terrorists accused of carrying out the killing of…

Arrington Leads Colleagues in Urging DOJ to Investigate Texas Children’s Hospital Following Allegations of Gender Reassignment Treatment

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Washington, D.C. – Chairman Jodey Arrington (R, TX-19) led ten Texas Congressmen in urging the Department of Justice to investigate Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) after whistleblowers alleged TCH illegally provided gender transition medication and procedures to minors and fraudulently billed Medicaid for the treatments.  “We write today to encourage an investigation into…

Arrington Leads Over 50 Colleagues in Bipartisan Call for Biden-Harris Admin to Approve LNG Export Permits

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jodey Arrington (R, TX-19) and his fellow co-chairs of the House Energy Export Caucus led a bipartisan group of over 50 Members of Congress in demanding the Biden-Harris administration authorize liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits after a federal judge blocked the administration’s ban on new permits.   Congressman Arrington…

Chairman Arrington Statement on Today’s GDP Report

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Washington, D.C. - Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its first estimate for economic growth in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. The report found that real U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by just 2.8 percent. Unfortunately, the damage of the Biden-Harris economic agenda has already been done. Prices have risen nearly 20 percent since…

Arrington Secures House Passage of His Amendments to Defund Muleshoe Expansion, Defund Rule to Regulate Texas Ag & Energy Producers Out of Business

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Washington, D.C. – This week, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced amendments to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including (1) to defund the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) proposed expansion of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge from 6,400 acres to 700,000 acres and (2) to defund the United…

Arrington Calls for Secret Service Director’s Resignation

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in which he called for the resignation of United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle following the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024: “The facts surrounding the assassination attempt a week ago in PA are deeply troubling. I called…